************************* Staging time table change *****************************The family and his Firefighter Brother's and Sister's have invited the Patriot Guard Riders to honor a Fallen Hero, we are honored to accept this invitation
Garrett Angel "Taco" Paiz age 38 passed away on Oct. 16, 2017 in Oakville, California. Garrett was born in Indio, California on June 1, 1979, to Armando and Judi Gaytan-Paiz. He graduated from Coachella Valley High in 1997, where he was in The Future Farmers of America Program and a member of the Mighty Arab Marching Band. He was a Cowboy at Heart. He was a truck driver for 10 yrs. and owned Native Express Trucking for a while. Garrett was a Volunteer Fireman for the City of Noel,Mo.
His nickname was “Taco” for all the times he came to California during summers to fight wildfires and enjoy the taco stands here. And his ready grin and quick quips lifted the spirits of everyone around him.
Those are the memories Garrett Paiz’s friends and family held dear this week as they remembered the sunny firefighter from Missouri who lost his life Monday fighting the Wine Country fires.
Firefighter. Paiz, 38, died when the firefighting water truck he was driving careened off the steep Oakville Grade road in Napa County near Highway 29 around 7 a.m.
“Garrett was always smiling, always laughing, always the guy who was joking around and trying to put some light on a bad situation,” said Brandon Barrett, chief of the volunteer fire department in tiny Noel, Mo., where Mr. Paiz was on call like all the other firefighters there. “He was a hard-working guy.
“Anytime he was assigned a task, he was a get-in-and-get-it-done kind of guy. It was never a dull moment with him.”
Mr. Paiz’s sister, Cinthia Paiz of Coachella (Riverside County), said her brother died doing one of the things he loved best.
“Being a firefighter was one of his lifelong dreams. That’s what he wanted to do,” she said. “He set out to do it, and that’s what he did. I am very proud of him.”
Mr. Paiz ran his own long-haul trucking company and had traveled for several summers to fight fires in other parts of the country, including California.
Special Note: The family at a meeting specifically requested that the PGR Bring their Hero from the Funeral Home to the Church. We will have one State Fire Truck accompany us over to the Church. NOTE: This mission posting is to facilitate your voluntary participation in honoring this Fallen Firefighter. For those interested, and all are welcome, we will be accompanying the hero and his family from the church to his final resting place. Please see the time table if you would like to participate. For those who would rather go directly to the cemetery, we will meet you there.
Time Table for Friday, 27 OCT 20170800 - Stage at Fitzhenry-Wiefels, 83057 Requa Avenue, Indio CA Indio
https://goo.gl/maps/4jSJQF5CJkE2 0815 - Mission Briefing
0830 - Flag line as Hero is brought out to awaiting coach with KSU to Destiny Church 82-625 Showcase Parkway, Indio, Ca 92203
https://goo.gl/maps/SgsovMFd2to 0845 - Estimate arrival at Destiny Church with Flag line as Hero is brought into the church
1000 - 1200 Public Viewing and Church Services
1200 - Flag line as Hero is brought out to awaiting coach with KSU to Coachella Valley Cemetery 82925 Avenue 52, Coachella, CA 92236
https://goo.gl/maps/QtsSQM41ko62 1230 - Estimate arrival at Coachella Valley Cemetery, Flag line as hero is brought out of coach for graveside services.
Note - For those of you that would like to meet up and ride down to Indio as a Group, Meet and stage at Stage at 0630 - Mc Donalds, 2140 W Ramsey St, Banning, CA 92220 https://goo.gl/maps/XvHFpcNFhUQ2 KSU to Indio promptly at 0645R/C David DeLeon
AKA Bam-Bam
So Cal PGR Ride Captain
So Cal PGR Mission Ops
951-830-3524
deleontow@msn You do not have to be a Veteran or a motorcycle rider to attend this mission. Everyone is welcome. We encourage those who do not ride to attend in your car. If this will be your first mission go to the initial staging area and you will be briefed there by the R/C (Ride Captain). Dress for motorcycle riding or dress casually if you are driving a cage (car). Please feel free to attend any portion of this mission you can. Please ride/drive safely.
